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Monday, March 11, 2019

Scio Church to Host Free St. Patrick's Day Dinner

SCIO - Reservations are being accepted by an area church that will be hosting a free St. Patrick's Day dinner on Sunday, March 17.
Knights Creek Church, 2987 Knights Creek Road (County Road 9), Scio, will be holding the corned beef and cabbage meal after its 11 a.m. service, with reservations being received through Thursday noon, March 14, at bps461@msn.com or (484) 435-0503 with name, community of residence, telephone number, and number of children and adults in the party.  Confirmations will be provided.  Walk-ins will be accepted but only on a space available basis.
Rev. Carl Kemp, church pastor, said the event is part of an expanded outreach to the community that started nearly a year ago, with it also hosting free community dinners every Sunday following its 11 a.m. service.
Free children and youth music lessons also are provided, by appointment, following Sunday meals.
Knights Creek, which describes itself as A Country Church with the Heart of Christ, also has enhanced or added other community offerings, with community prayer for individual, community, county, state, national and world concerns from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. each weekday; Celebrate Recovery at 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays for individuals experiencing any type of hurt, hangup, habit or life struggles, even years later; a companion ministry, the Landing, for teens; participation in a second companion Celebrate Recovery Inside ministry for inmates at Allegany County Jail; music presentations and an opportunity for children and adults to try out instruments at community events; a summer music camp for children; Surviving the Holidays and Help Grieving Children presentations for adults struggling with the effects of the loss of a loved one due to death or separation or divorce; and First Friday of the month activities, alternating monthly between a coffee house of music, games, refreshments and more, and a movie night.  All of the activities are free.
The church also holds 6 p.m. Sunday night services, a 6 p.m. Wednesday night Bible study, and 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday morning studies of subjects such as Life's Healing Choices and When God's People Pray.  Members also are involved with development of the new Hope Center outreach and reading assistance initiative in Wellsville and the Mission Genesee Valley Journey to Transformation community transformation and revival initiative.
Further information on these activities is available from Casey Jones, church outreach assistance, at bps461@msn.com or (484) 435-0503 and at  www.facebook.com/KnightsCreekChurch.  The church is handicapped accessible.